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The Peoria Prancers were added to the International Hockey league. In their first season they finished 25-47-10.
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Peoria Civic Center Peoria Journal Star newspaper hold a contest to to rename the team. Rivermen name wins.
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The Rivermen beat the Muskegon Lumberjacks 4 games to 3 to win the IHL's Turner Cup.
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Rivermen beat the Fort Wayne Komets 4 games to 2 to capture the franchise's 2nd Turner Cup
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The franchise moves into the ECHL
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The Rivermen defeat the Louisiana IceGators 4 games to 2 and win the ECHL's Kelly Cup.
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The Rivermen franchise joins the American Hockey League
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The Canucks plan on moving the Peoria Rivermen to Abbotsford, which would end the franchise's run of 31 consecutive pro hockey seasons.